ralph1 ~ # traceroute 199.187.28.8
traceroute to 199.187.28.8 (199.187.28.8), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
1 host-10-31-212-1.bln-mt.client.bresnan.net (10.31.212.1) 6.430 ms 11.463 ms 11.472 ms
2 host-72-175-111-65.bln-mt.client.bresnan.net (72.175.111.65) 66.240 ms 66.239 ms 65.815 ms
3 blnmtaT1cr5-XE-5-0-0-U0.int.bresnan.net (72.175.110.122) 10.873 ms 11.511 ms 11.529 ms
4 cspwy002cr5-XE-5-1-0-U0.int.bresnan.net (72.175.110.121) 17.897 ms 19.106 ms 19.127 ms
5 cspwy001cr5-XE-5-0-0-U0.int.bresnan.net (72.175.110.94) 20.756 ms 20.744 ms 20.711 ms
6 chywyaT1cr5-XE-5-3-0-U0.int.bresnan.net (72.175.110.225) 21.856 ms 23.697 ms 27.907 ms
7 chywy001cr5-XE-5-1-0-U0.int.bresnan.net (72.175.110.128) 27.879 ms 29.740 ms 29.740 ms
8 dencofh1tr5-XE-5-3-0-U0.int.bresnan.net (72.175.110.229) 30.050 ms 28.993 ms 27.626 ms
9 host-72-175-111-144.bln-mt.client.bresnan.net (72.175.111.144) 49.392 ms 47.802 ms 47.789 ms
10 te-9-3.car1.Denver1.Level3.net (4.53.10.97) 48.890 ms 47.944 ms 49.953 ms
11 ae-22-52.car2.Denver1.Level3.net (4.69.147.100) 46.816 ms 50.630 ms 46.052 ms
12 360-NETWORK.car2.Denver1.Level3.net (4.53.2.26) 49.409 ms 45.664 ms 45.639 ms
13 den1-core-01.360.net (66.62.4.1) 62.284 ms 58.542 ms 64.470 ms
14 lau1-core-02.360.net (66.62.3.30) 64.461 ms 61.633 ms 60.231 ms
15 lau1-edge-01.360.net (66.62.7.67) 60.964 ms 60.983 ms 60.025 ms
16 66.62.192.66 (66.62.192.66) 61.240 ms 63.757 ms 63.809 ms
17 cust-199-187-28-8.billings.lightnex.net (199.187.28.8) 61.139 ms 66.589 ms 60.645 ms
Wow.. All I can say is.. "WTH??" Why is Bresnan bouncing through Denver to get back to Billings?
Wait.. 360-NETWORK.. Ahh crap. I thought they'd have at least a little peering agreement here in MT instead of having to bounce through Level3 (almost) a thousand miles away.
Come on..